SHARE (Survey on Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe) is a comparative survey conducted in 28 countries since 2004. It is centrally coordinated by the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) European Research Infrastructure Consortium (ERIC) and aims to collect data on the health, socioeconomic status, and social relationships of the population aged 50 and older.
Survey on Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE)
Objectives
The Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe – SHARE collects data on health, socio-economic status, social and family relationships needed for research on demographic aging to help researchers better understand the needs and living conditions of the over-50s and their families.
SHARE is the largest pan-European panel study in the social sciences, providing internationally comparable longitudinal microdata that provide insights into the public health and socioeconomic living conditions of European individuals. SHARE has a global impact, as it not only covers all EU member countries in a rigorously harmonized manner, but is also embedded in a network of sister studies around the world, from the Americas to East Asia.
More information can be found at: www.share-eric.eu.
SHARE is the largest pan-European panel study in the social sciences that provides internationally comparable longitudinal microdata that provide insights into the public health and socioeconomic living conditions of European individuals.
Description of the service
The refreshment sample of the tenth wave of the survey “Gli Ultracinquantenni in Europa” – SHARE in Italy, collects information on a sample of 2,400 individuals, statistically representative of the population residing in Italy aged 50 and older and their spouses/partners regardless of age.
The SHARE questionnaire is translated into 39 language versions and adapted to the national institutional framework. It consists of a set of main modules and additional components specific to different waves.
The modules are designed to capture information in the following areas: income and wealth; health; health care; work and retirement; and social networks.
Specifically, the modules are divided as follows:
The interview also includes measurement of a physical performance such as grip strength, which is useful in validating respondents’ self-assessments of their health status.
For respondents who are not self-sufficient, or unable to participate independently in the survey, they are allowed to have assistance during the interview (proxy interview).
To whom it is addressed
“Gli Ultracinquantenni in Europa” – SHARE provides services to Italian and foreign research staff, policy makers and institutional actors, civil society as well as all partners involved in the project.
Information
For information and contact details write to: share@irpps.cnr.it.
International coordination is carried out by the SHARE Berlin Institute (SBI).
The University of Padua, Department of Economics and Business Sciences “Marco Fanno”, is the country manager for Italy, and conducts the refreshment sample for wave 10 within the FOSSR infrastructure, in collaboration with the Institute for Research on Population and Social Policy (IRPPS) of the National Research Council (CNR), a partner in the FOSSR project.
Insights
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